No.347 Monthly Yaima August 2023 issue

"Yaeyama 60 Years Ago"

It has been 54 years since I moved to Tokyo. Whenever I go back to my hometown, I see the fields of Ishigaki Island from the sky. They have moved away from "rain-making agriculture" and have been developed into mechanized agriculture, with red tiled roofs and white concrete buildings lining the streets.

I think the photos I'm about to introduce will be nostalgic for older people and fresh for younger people.

Text and photos by Shizuto Arita